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French Open glance: Nadal, Thiem play 1st-round matches

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Published 4:52 p.m. ET May 27, 2018

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A pigeon flies over center court where Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko plays Ukraine's Kateryna Kozlova during their first round match of French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Stadium, Sunday, May 27, 2018 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)(Photo: The Associated Press)

No.1 seed Rafael Nadal starts his bid for an 11th title at the French Open and the only man to beat him this season on clay, seventh-seeded Dominic Thiem, is on the day's program, too. Nadal faces Simone Bolelli of Italy on Court Philippe Chatrier while Thiem faces Ilya Ivashka of Belarus on Court 1. Nadal has been in impressive form this season on his favorite surface, losing just one match on clay in the quarterfinals at Madrid against Thiem. Former champion Novak Djokovic, the No. 20 seed, is up against Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil. In women's play, No. 2 seed Caroline Wozniacki takes on American Danielle Collins.